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ReDrone vs FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control)
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence.
Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence
ReDrone
by Elbit Systems
Fixed and mobile end-to-end counter-UAS system delivering multi-layered detection, classification, and jamming across the full commercial drone threat spectrum.
Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence
FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control)
by Northrop Grumman
The U.S. Army's programme-of-record SHORAD command-and-control software — fusing sensors, effectors, and real-time fire control onto a single screen for short-range air defence, C-RAM, and C-UAS on one architecture.
| Cost of ownership | ReDrone | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | ReDrone | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| SIGINT Detection Range | Up to 8 km 360° azimuth | — |
| SIGINT Frequency Coverage | 400 MHz – 6,000 MHz | — |
| Radar Band | X-Band (9–10 GHz) | — |
| Radar Antenna Type | AESA Software-Defined | — |
| Simultaneous Tracked Targets (Radar) | Up to 10,000 | — |
| Radar Elevation Coverage | ±40° (80° total) | — |
| Jammer Frequency Coverage | 400 MHz – 6,000 MHz | — |
| Jammer Transmission Power | 100 W per band; 50 W GNSS | — |
| Jammer Coverage (directional) | Up to 10 km | — |
| EO/IR Camera Resolution (Day) | 1,920 × 1,080 px | — |
| Thermal Camera Spectral Range | 3–5 µm | — |
| Thermal Detector Resolution | 640 × 512 px | — |
| SIGINT Sensor Weight | 40 kg | — |
| Operating Temperature | -32°C to +55°C | — |
| Environmental Standard | IP 67, MIL-STD-461E, MIL-STD-810F | — |
| Power Input | 14–32 VDC or 110–220 VAC | — |
| Deployment Time | < 20 minutes, single operator | — |
| Programme of record | — | U.S. Army SHORAD C2 since 1986 |
| DoD C-UAS C2 designation | — | U.S. Secretary of Defense-designated C-UAS C2 system of record |
| Missions on one platform | — | SHORAD + C-RAM + C-UAS simultaneously |
| Operator interface | — | Single integrated air picture (SIAP); tablet-deployable |
| Architecture | — | Open, vendor-agnostic, non-proprietary |
| Sensor integrations (examples) | — | AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel, AN/TPQ-53, M-ACE |
| Effector integrations (examples) | — | Avenger, Patriot, Stinger, Fortem interceptors |
| Interoperability standards | — | JADC2 messaging; NATO air-defence architecture compatible |
| C-UAS operational experience | — | >8 years deployed |
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